The Basic Kitchen Tools and Equipment any New Kitchen must have

If your kitchen is brand new and you’re starting to equip it, it makes perfect sense that you should start with the simplest and smallest of all details. You can add more kitchen equipment as your interest, level of skill and needs dictate. However, if you must equip your kitchen, even getting the basics right is important – it’s always the best place to start.

The wide variation ofkitchen tools and equipment made available for purchase today can be quite vast and it’s not that unheard of to buy more than you can ever possibly utilize. The best thing for you to do at first is to determine what you need for now, and buy more in thr future when necessary.

The Must-Have Kitchen Equipment List:

Best Buy, kitchen equipment provider in Davao City, lists some of the basics you’re going to need. Here are some of them:

Sauté Pans

Satué pans, also referred to as frying pans, are determined by size, what materials were used to make them and the side angles of the pans. The best pan size you may want to consider are the ones who has a large flat bottom and sides that angle externally. There are some chefs that get by with 3 sizes of sauté pans – 8″, 10″ and 12″.

As for the pans of different materials, they are:

Copper pans

Stainless steel pans

Aluminum pans

Cast Iron pans

Pots and Saucepans

Just like there are a lot of options available for the sauté pans, there are also a whole lot of options available for saucepans and pots. Among the different types, copper would be the best choice, and yet the most expensive. On the other hand, stainless steel is your best bet if you can’t afford copper, and aluminum follows as another affordable option.

With regards to the size, three smaller pots – 1 1/2, 3 and 5 quarts – can be utilized for fundamental requirements. You should also have a single huge pot – approximately 10 quarts – for cooking pasta, braising meats and making large soup batches. In addition, don’t forget to include the tight fitting lids.

Different Utensils and Cooking Gadgets

There are a lot of cooking utensils and gadgets available that just by thinking about them is terrifying. However, there are a few that you may want to start out with, and these tools are important to have around the kitchen:

wooden and slotted spoons

rubber and metal spatulas

a ladle and a whisk

a sturdy set of tongs

rolling pins

can openers

funnels

measuring spoons

two slicing and cutting Boards

If you’re into cooking, then you should have all of thesekitchen tools and equipment inside your kitchen. Although these are just a few examples, there are a lot more basic tools you’ll need to have a fully equipped kitchen. Of course, skill and knowledge on how to use these tools are what you must develop to be a master of these tools.

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